All Entries Tagged With: "Kyle Kuric"
Kyle Kuric Is Fine, Thanks
Poll after poll, it seems, seeking to pin a nickname on Kyle Kuric after his amazing performance against Syracuse. Kinda pointless because the kid is already legendary, and will be forever linked with the final Louisville basketball game at Freedom Hall. Besides, the name already has a nice ring to it.
Planet Earth Calling Louisville Basketball
Moments like these don’t come along often enough.
My, but it feels so good, the incredible high University of Louisville fans are luxuriating in right now. The players, too. Especially the players.
A huge win in the final game at Freedom Hall, Kyle Kuric being born a star against No. 1-ranked Syracuse. That’s what U of L basketball is all about, winning the big ones over the decades.
Win a big game against a good team, get all giddy, overconfident, and look downright impotent losing against a mediocre one in the next game. That's how this season has gone ...
But if competition in the Big East teaches us anything, it is that your last win has no bearing on the next game. The biggest challenge facing Rick Pitino is getting his basketball team back to Planet Earth. As soon as possible.
Win a big game against a good team, get all giddy, overconfident, and look downright impotent losing against a mediocre one in the next game. That’s how this season has gone for U of L, lacking true leadership, struggling for consistency, working like a dog to assure itself of a place in the NCAA tournament.
Wednesday, at 9 p.m., Louisville will face the winner of the Rutgers-Cincinnati game, two teams that don’t exactly get the heart pumping. At Madison Square Garden, where U of L has had more than its share of highs and lows.
* * *
Speaking of struggles, the U of L women’s basketball team finally reached bottom in a season-ending 37-point loss to Notre Dame in the Big East women’s tournament. The Lady Cards finished with a 14-17 record one season after playing in the national championship game.
A nightmarish season included many injuries to key players, making each game a significant challenge. If Jeff Walz had not found walk-on Shelby Harper and enticed Gwen Rucker and Brandie Radde to return, he would have had only five players at the end of the season.
With a top five recruiting class coming in, the outlook is improved for next season. But those incoming freshmen will need some seasoning and the veterans have some things to work on themselves. Sonja Sykes discusses the outlook for next season.
Kyle Kuric Day At Freedom Hall
Just when one has given up on finding a decent photo of a Kyle Kuric dunk from the Louisville’s 78-68 win over Syracuse.
Louisville Media Corrals Kyle Kuric
Kyle Kuric, the University of Louisville basketball team’s newest Freedom Hall legend, speaks:
Kuric Leaves His Stamp On Freedom Hall
Decades from now University of Louisville fans will remember Freedom Hall, and talk about what a good place it was to watch basketball, about many of the memorable wins, the great Louisville players, the coaches, the NCAA Final Fours, a great slice of college basketball history.
They will remember that Louisville won that game, defeating Syracuse a second time that season.
Talk about all the former players on hand, Darrell Griffith, Wiley Brown, Rodney and Scooter McCray, Pervis Ellison, Billy Thompson, Roger Burkman …
About all the media hype leading up to that final game.
About Rick Pitino turning the microphone over to Denny Crum for the official goodbye to the old Cardinal home court.
What they will remember most, however, is the performance of Kyle Kuric during the second half because he went unnoticed during two minutes of action in the first half. He would re-enter the game with 16:11 to go.
The closing curtain for Freedom Hall, Louisville desperately needing a win, an NCAA tournament bid on the line, it was ne of those games that demands that someone step forward.
Kuric’s offensive display would not begin until the 14:25 mark, shocking onlookers with another one of those amazing dunks, following that up by hitting eight out of his next 10 shots, including four three-point shots and three other slams.
All 22 of his point total in 19 minutes of playing time. Even more impressively, all of his baskets coming with less than 14:25 to go in the game.
Kyle Kuric stepping out the shadows, grabbing the spotlight, assuming the leadership his team desperately needed, becoming a Freedom Hall legend in the process.
And here’s a Kyle Kuric dunk video:
